GameStick Android console delayed

The release of the Android handheld console GameStick has been delayed until June.

The Kickstarter-funded device will arrive late due to unexpected popularity.

The GameStick was originally planned for a main production run of a few thousand units. It will now consist of tens of thousands of units.

"When we started this project we were unsure how successful it would be," wrote GameStick creator PlayJam on the console's Kickstarter page.

"Our expectation was that we would do an initial run of a few thousand units and then go from there.

"What happened next was a whirlwind. We've now got 27 retailers around the world engaged and placing orders for our micro-console. We have GameStop in the US and GAME in the UK as our lead retail partners, but with over 5,000 stores between them we are in a remarkable position to scale this project.

"With your support and backing we have created something that quite literally could help re-shape the games console industry. Quite a feat if we get it right."

The device broke its $100,000 goal to raise $647,658 in total on the crowdfunding platform.

More than 600 developers, both major and minor, have signed up for a GameStick dev kit, which will ship over the next two weeks.